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ZIP code 96748, Maui County, Hawaii

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 45 NFIP claims for ZIP 96748 (Maui County, Hawaii), with $337K paid on 28 claims since 1978.

That is 5.5% of the 819 claims recorded across Maui County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, lower than the county average of $54K and the Hawaii average of $42K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 2,033 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.8% of residential structures.

45NFIP claims since 1978
28paid claims
$337Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 96748MauiHawaiiUS
Claims since 1978458196,2852,680,429
Share of claims paid62%59%63%78%
Average paid claim$12K$54K$42K$43K
Share of county claims5.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties154306—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 96748 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$0
1990s0$0
2000s10$44,979
2010s8$49,671
2020s24$241,962
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20261512$188,940$15,745
202510$0—
202355$42,932$8,586
202221$10,089$10,089
202110$0—
201811$21,005$21,005
201233$26,192$8,731
201141$2,474$2,474
200810$0—
200710$0—
200610$0—
200322$12,618$6,309
200211$1,012$1,012
200142$31,349$15,674
198520$0—
198410$0—

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Maui County

Maui County has 961 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 189; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 3 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 189 · Wind: 63 · Winter: 3 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 96748?

45 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 28 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 96748?

$337K across 28 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 96748?

2026, with 15 claims and $189K paid.

What county is ZIP 96748 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Maui County, Hawaii; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.